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Exploring the digital world: a collection
Digital & Computing

Exploring the digital world: a collection

...Dr. Bleep (aka John-Mike Reed) was kind enough to let me borrow one of his amazing audio/visual creations, a “Thingamagoop 2” to be specific. It lights up, it makes music and sound, it looks fantastic, and all of the knobs and switches actually do stuff. The Thingamagoop 2 is no longer being produced, so I am so grateful that I got to put one in front of my camera!...
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Article 5 mins
Phosphating (non-electrolytic coatings)
Science, Maths & Technology

Phosphating (non-electrolytic coatings)

...2 takes 1 min spray 2.2 g m-2 takes 2 min Bath temperatures range from 45° to 105°C. Largest capacity available in the UK can treat up to 8 tons of 8 mm thick steel measuring 14 x 2 m for shipbuilding in a tank holding 122,000 litres of zinc phosphating solution. Chromate conversion coatings are produced by immersion into a tank of aqueous solution ......
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Article 10 mins
All the Fun of the Fair
Science, Maths & Technology

All the Fun of the Fair

...the backdrop to numerous examples of circular motion. A ride showing uniform motion in the horizontal plane. The Millennium and the Hangover Rides showing uniform motion and non-uniform in the vertical plane. The Hellraiser A ride showing 2 uniform horizontal rotations about 2 different axis. A mathematical model is made to look at the forces exerted on the riders....
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Audio 14 mins
Rounding and estimation
Science, Maths & Technology

Rounding and estimation

...2: working out roughly what size of answer to expect from your calculation; Stage 3: carrying out the calculation; Stage 4: interpreting the answer – Does it agree with the rough estimate? Does it make sense in terms of the original problem? This course focuses on Stages 2 and 4. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in Mathematics...Rounding and...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
An introduction to music theory
History & The Arts

An introduction to music theory

...2 Music offerings, e.g. A224 Inside Music...An introduction to music theory: 1 The content - The course begins with a brief introduction to the fundamental elements of western music notation – the staff, clefs and note names. It then moves on to consider the notation of rhythm and of pitch. In addition, the basic form of the chord (the triad) is included, together with...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Fundamentals of accounting
Money & Business

Fundamentals of accounting

...2 you will gain some practical skills in numeracy, including learning about rearranging simple equations such as the accounting equation. In Week 3 you will gain knowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts that underpin double-entry accounting. You will also learn the rules of double-entry bookkeeping and how to record transactions in ledger accounts. In the...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Getting started with German 1
Languages

Getting started with German 1

...2-week course you will go on a journey through Germany, Austria and Switzerland and introduce you to the language skills you need to start understanding and using German. You will start from the basics - simple greetings, introducing yourself and using numbers. Progressing towards being able to join conversations in German and to understand and use the language in a...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Point estimation
Science, Maths & Technology

Point estimation

...2 introduces a number of important properties of point estimation...This free course looks at point estimation, that is, the estimation of the value of the parameter of a statistical model by a single number, a point estimate for the parameter. Section 1 develops some aspects of maximum likelihood estimation. In particular, you will find out how to obtain the maximum...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs